NASA’s Fermi Catches Thunderstorms Hurling Antimatter into Space
Jan 12th, 2011 | By admin | Category: EventsScientists using NASA’s Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope have detected beams of antimatter produced above thunderstorms on Earth, a phenomenon never seen before.
Scientists think the antimatter particles were formed in a terrestrial gamma-ray flash (TGF), a brief burst produced inside thunderstorms and shown to be associated with lightning. It is estimated that about 500 TGFs occur daily worldwide, but most go undetected.
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What a thrill to know that antimatter is spewing from thunderclouds produced from terrestrial gamma-ray flash (TGF). I have always wondered what was produced from lightning of any kind. Especially when seen from space.
The other interesting aspect of terrestrial gamma-ray flash or TGF is that they have been identified and studied in the recent past. Follow the link http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terrestrial_gamma-ray_flash for more information.